Brooks Cascadia 16
Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 10.0 oz · 31/23mm stack · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Cascadia 17 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Cascadia 16’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
Current estimate: Decent
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
80 Moderate
External retailer ratings
We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.
The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.
Based on
The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.
- Product line track record
- External ratings
- Our ratings
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- A rock shield, drainage ports and a gaiter tab suit rough, wet trails.
- The one reviewer so far rates every dimension 5 out of 5.
Cons
- The Cascadia 13 scores 86 on three reviews against its 70.
- At 11.0 oz in the men's build and 10.0 oz in the women's it is heavy for a trail shoe.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Cascadia
Each dot is one version of the Cascadia, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
80 Good
68 Confidence
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2025 · 0 reviews
80 Good
63 Confidence
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2024 · 5 reviews
72 Decent
71 Confidence
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2023 · 2 reviews
72 Decent
74 Confidence
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Cascadia 16 This shoe
2021 · 1 review
79 Decent
80 Confidence
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2019 · 2 reviews
67 Below average
78 Confidence
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2018 · 3 reviews
77 Decent
80 Confidence
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2017 · 5 reviews
67 Below average
72 Confidence
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2017 · 3 reviews
60 Below average
64 Confidence
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2015 · 1 review
64 Below average
66 Confidence
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2014 · 5 reviews
65 Below average
79 Confidence
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2014 · 4 reviews
67 Below average
79 Confidence
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2016 · 1 review
67 Below average
72 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 10.0 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 10.5 oz · Women's 9.5 oz
- Release
- 2021 Q3
- MSRP
- $160
- Stack
- 31/23mm
- Drop
- 8mm
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Brooks Cascadia 16 In Context
More on the Brooks Cascadia
- Brooks Cascadia 20
- Brooks Cascadia 19
- Brooks Cascadia 18
- Brooks Cascadia 17 next version
- Brooks Cascadia 15 previous version
- Brooks Cascadia 14